Union Rescue Mission 5K
Races are a great way to raise money and awareness for your charity. Whether you want to host a walk to raise funds for medical research or if you’d like to participate in a marathon for your favorite cause, A5 Events has partnered with numerous nationally-recognized charities to bring fun and exciting charity events to cities across the country. They've made it their mission to help nonprofits and participants create successful events for their charities. Visit: https://a5events.com/find-an-event/
Neighborhood Clean-Up!
Join American Family Housing as they greet their neighbors at their newest facility opening up in Los Angeles. They will be cleaning up the neighborhood surrounding their newest facility, Isla Intersection. Volunteer duties include: Greet our neighbors, Pick up trash, Sweep debris off sidewalks, and Collect trash bags. Visit: https://afhusa.volunteerhub.com/vv2/lp/LACounty/event/4d47adac-d3c9-4f41-819f-4d08802ba567
Sound the Alarm Inglewood
Every day, seven people die in home fires and the Red Cross wants to do everything they can to prevent these needless tragedies. Volunteers work alongside fire departments and other local groups, canvassing at-risk neighborhoods to install free smoke alarms, replace batteries in existing alarms, educate families about fire prevention and safety, and fundraise for this lifesaving mission. Visit: https://www.redcross.org/local/california/los-angeles/about-us/news-and-events/events/sound-the-alarm-inglewood-2023.html
Learn About Local Animals with the Bolsa Chica Conservancy
Join the Bolsa Chica Conservancy at their weekly Live Animal Feedings to witness firsthand the feeding behavior of California native animals! If you're looking to get out of the house and learn about local animals, join them in person for their weekly live animal feeding presentation! Here you will be able to learn more about the animals at theie Interpretive Center, including snakes, sharks, crabs, and much more! During the feeding, they will cover topics like feeding habits and the general biology and anatomy of reptiles and marine animals! This is a free event but donations are always welcome to help with the cost of caring for and feeding our animals. They hope to see you there! Spaces are very limited due to COVID-19 social distancing protocols, so please contact jeannette@bolsachica.org if you can no longer attend.*This is an observational event, not a volunteer event* ***Please note that the snake feedings involve live mice.*** Visit: https://bolsachica.charityproud.org/VolunteerRegistration/Index/?activity=7018&date=6/17/2023
Urban Gardening with Growing Hope Gardens
Join them as they partner with Growing Hope Gardens! Meet at their work hub and either be dispatched with their garden maintenance team or work at tending the compost and land at the hub. Please bring your own water bottle and garden gloves. Sign up directly on their website! Visit: https://www.coreresponse.org/core-climate-ca/
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Swim with KEEN LA at the Echo Park Indoor Pool
KEEN's mission is to empower youth with disabilities and impact volunteer coaches through participation in free, non-competitive, one-on-one programs of physical activity and fun, supporting the overall health and well-being of all participants. KEEN Swim brings the KEEN formula to the swimming pool. Youth can come to this program to swim, splash and play in the water. They have life jackets and pool toys on site. Your child will constantly be supervised, and there is no need for prior swim training. It is important to note that this is not a swim class or instructional course but rather more of a social and recreational opportunity and opportunity to become familiar with the water. When possible, qualified volunteers may provide simple swim instruction as a component of the session. Swimmers who are able are encouraged to swim a lap or two. For more information about volunteering, click here: https://www.keenlosangeles.org/volunteers-
Sort and Pack Food in Gardena with LA Food Bank
Gardena Genesis Community SDA Church, an agency partner, is looking for volunteers to inspect, sort, and pack food before it gets distributed to the community. Volunteers are needed for the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month. Visit: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_type=event&console_id=0338&cat_id=&filter_choice=&cal_choice=&res_choice=&res_code=&source=
Distribute food with AfricActive and LA Food Bank
AfricActive is a non profit organization providing food to more than 200 families and individuals every Saturday of the month. Volunteers are needed to help bag groceries and distribute food to the community. Visit: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_type=event&console_id=0338&cat_id=&filter_choice=&cal_choice=&res_choice=&res_code=&source=
Volunteers Wanted for Q CON – LGBTQ Comic Con – Saturday, June 17
Q CON is a fun, festive community event celebrating LGBTQ+ comics and geek culture. Volunteers will help with attendee check-in, monitoring areas of the con and more. They also need volunteers with arts and computer graphics skills before the con to help prepare graphics and con materials. Volunteer shifts will average 3 hours. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Volunteers working midday will get lunch.Attire is casual, fun clothes and cosplay is encouraged! The event is supported by the City of West Hollywood Arts Division as part of the WeHo Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival and is family-friendly. Visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhpkCorQRsHXIoqVwZCsRFNb3DYhX32KRqRBLbaiqPgdKVhQ/viewform
CicLAvia South LA: Volunteers Needed
Volunteer at CicLAvia-South LA: Vermont Ave to help create fun, safe car-free streets for the community. On the day of the event, enthusiastic supporters help: Provide participants with route and activity information, manage participant traffic at crossing points and hubs, sign participants up for the CicLAvia mailing list. Visit: https://timecounts.org/ciclavia/events/50849
CicLAvia South LA: Volunteers Needed
Volunteer at CicLAvia-South LA: Vermont Ave to help create fun, safe car-free streets for the community. On the day of the event, enthusiastic supporters help: Provide participants with route and activity information, manage participant traffic at crossing points and hubs, sign participants up for the CicLAvia mailing list. Visit: https://timecounts.org/ciclavia/events/50850
CicLAvia South LA: Volunteers Needed
Volunteer at CicLAvia-South LA: Vermont Ave to help create fun, safe car-free streets for the community. On the day of the event, enthusiastic supporters help: Provide participants with route and activity information, manage participant traffic at crossing points and hubs, sign participants up for the CicLAvia mailing list. Visit: https://timecounts.org/ciclavia/events/50851
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Volunteer at a Food Pantry in Van Nuys with LA Food Bank
Jewish Family Service Los Angeles (JFSLA) SOVA Valley provides a 5 day supply of free groceries and personal care items (when needed) to families and individuals facing food insecurity in addition to providing information and referrals to other community services. They currently serve 120 clients a day at this site. What You'll be Doing: Greeting clients, packing food bags, restocking and giving out food to clients. Visit: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_type=event&console_id=0338&cat_id=&filter_choice=&cal_choice=&res_choice=&res_code=&source=
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Volunteer at a Food Pantry in Santa Fe Springs with LA Food Bank
Interfaith Food Center (IFC), a Food Bank community partner, is seeking volunteers to assist with packing bags of food, distributing food, and loading food into vehicles as they drive by. IFC is a non-faith-based, non-profit 501(c)(3) charity organization dedicated to meeting the needs of our hungry and homeless neighbors in Whittier, La Mirada and Santa Fe Springs. Visit: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_type=event&console_id=0338&cat_id=&filter_choice=&cal_choice=&res_choice=&res_code=&source=
Transport Food for the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry
The Transportation Team transports the loaded grocery bags from the packing site at Temple Beth Hillel to the food distribution site at First Christian Church. The entire process of transporting 150 to 200 pre-packed bags takes about one hour. Bags are transported in Pantry owned vehicles. You must drive yourself between Temple Beth Hillel and First Christian Church. Visit: https://nhifp.org/volunteers
Create Mosaic Suns With Big Sunday at our Art Tuesdays
Join us to make beautiful, cheerful and unique mosaic suns to brighten up nonprofits around town. These cool projects are the brainchild of our old friend Cathy Weiss. We can use your help! You don’t need to be artistic – just sincere.The events will take place at our new Big Sunday headquarters on Tuesdays 10am-12pm. Space is limited. Sign up today! Visit: https://bigsunday.org/get-involved/tuesdayartdays/
Featured Projects
*Field Trip Friday* Join Big Sunday for a Trail Ride!
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
323-549-9944
For the past few summers, we've had many adventures with all kinds of nice people – vets, foster youth, people experiencing homelessness – all over the city. Well Big Sunday's annual Field Trip Friday's are back and ready to hit you with a summer of fun! Join us for a beautiful and relaxing horseback trail ride Friday July 14, 2023 at Studio Horse Rental (formerly known as Circle K Stables) in Burbank. We'll have two riding sessions so make sure to arrive at atleast 10 minutes before your designated ride time. These spots are filling up fast so don't miss out, Sign up Today!
https://bigsundayorg.wufoo.com/forms/friday-field-trips-2023/
*Field Trip Friday* Join Big Sunday for a Harbor Cruise !
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
323-549-9944
Big Sunday's annual Field Trip Friday's are back and ready to hit you with a summer of fun! We invite lots of people of all ages, from all walks of life, for a 2-hour harbor cruise. Guests include individuals, families, corporate groups, faith groups. Plus nice folks from group homes, hospitals, shelters – some of whom have never been on a boat before!
All participants are asked just one thing: to meet at least one new person. Then, we all just enjoy each other’s company. Along the way we'll enjoy coffee, juice, and awesome snacks while watching the sea lions take in some sun.
Sign up below for the cruise leaving from Shoreline Village in Long Beach: Friday July 21st. This cruise leaves promptly at 10 am and returns at 12 pm. Please sure to be there before 10am! We would hate for you to miss the cruise! (And everyone’s welcome!)
Cruises are always free. To sign up, please fill out the form below.
https://bigsundayorg.wufoo.com/forms/friday-field-trips-2023/
*Field Trip Friday* Join Us For A Donut Crawl !
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
323-549-9944
Big Sunday's annual Field Trip Friday's are back and ready to hit you with a summer of fun! We're excited to host folks from underserved communities on these fun-filled outings, but volunteers are invited to come along and join the party too! Join us Friday, July 28th for our first ever DONUT CRAWL! We'll cruise around the city tasting donuts from some popular donut shops around LA. We'll play games, listen to some tunes, and rate our favorite donuts from each stop. This'll be an event you don't want to miss!
Sign up Today:
https://bigsundayorg.wufoo.com/forms/z1qicljz0aguxvc/
*Field Trip Friday* Join Us For A Bowling Extravaganza
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
323-549-9944
For the past few summers, we've had many adventures with all kinds of nice people – vets, foster youth, people experiencing homelessness – all over the city. Well Big Sunday's annual Field Trip Friday's are back and ready to hit you with a summer of fun! Join us Friday, August 4th for a FRIYAY of FUN on a bowling extravaganza. There will be food, drinks, and a lot of friendly competion that you don't want to miss out on.
The bowling alley is located in the valley at: 19616 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA 91356. This event is from 11 am – 1 pm. If you’re someone who runs late (you know who you are), leave a little time to get lost if you haven’t been there before.
Sign up Today! : https://bigsundayorg.wufoo.com/forms/friday-field-trips-2023/
*Field Trip Friday* Join us for Horseback Trail Ride!
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
323-549-9944
For the past few summers, we've had many adventures with all kinds of nice people – vets, foster youth, people experiencing homelessness – all over the city. Well Big Sunday's annual Field Trip Friday's are back and ready to hit you with a summer of fun! Join us for a beautiful and relaxing horseback trail ride Friday August 11th, 2023 at The Monte Verde Trails Ranch in Sylmar We'll have two riding sessions so make sure to arrive at atleast 10 minutes before your designated ride time. These spots are filling up fast so don't miss out, Sign up Today!
https://bigsundayorg.wufoo.com/forms/friday-field-trips-2023/